Many factors can influence blood pressure, beyond salt, stress or aging. Take aldosterone and nitric oxide. This relationship explains why some cases don’t respond to standard treatment…

Acid reflux is more than annoying. If not managed, it can develop into even more serious conditions. But if you’re treating it with the popularly prescribed and OTC acid busters, you may notice your blood pressure start to rise…

How well your blood vessels function affects your blood pressure and ultimately, your heart. But just adding two foods to your routine can supercharge your heart health, especially if your blood sugar isn’t top-notch…

When you think about memory loss, you likely picture a problem that starts in the brain. But what’s happening in your mouth can block the formation of a chemical crucial for a youthful brain, memory retention and independence…

Compared to a man’s sex drive, the female sex drive has largely been ignored. And for far too long, too many women thought loss of sexual desire was just part of aging. Wrong! Put on your seat belt and prepare to get turned on…

Some interesting connections between health conditions have left us scratching our heads. The latest? A drug that helps get things “up” also takes down long-term blood sugar in type 2 diabetics. But if you know the “nature” of how it works, there’s no big surprise…